McLellan Rocks
McLellan Rocks in Washington has 16 climbing routes across 11 difficulty grades.
- 16 routes
- 5.8 – 5.11c/d
- Sport · Trad · Bouldering
Best time to visit McLellan Rocks
Best months: April–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
33° / 23°
14 wet
Feb
38° / 24°
11 wet
Mar
48° / 29°
12 wet
Apr
57° / 34°
10 wet
May
66° / 41°
10 wet
Jun
72° / 46°
8 wet
Jul
83° / 52°
4 wet
Aug
83° / 51°
3 wet
Sep
73° / 43°
5 wet
Oct
57° / 34°
10 wet
Nov
41° / 27°
13 wet
Dec
32° / 22°
14 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Spokane Wfo, WA, 11.7 mi away at 2,392 ft. The station sits about 600 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
McLellan Rocks is a climbing area in Washington's Fisk Property state park, managed by State Park and Recreation. It sits among a cluster of other climbing areas, with The Pines, Pack Rat Cave and White Wall all about 0.1 mile away. That makes it easy to pair with a visit to one of the neighboring crags. The climbing here is sport and trad, with a few boulders. There are 16 routes in total, and the grades run from 5.8 up to 5.11c/d. Penny Drop is the hardest, at 5.11c/d, and #3a is the easiest, at 5.8. The mixed route Grace is 5.9. The YDS scale is the main one here, with two boulders also rated in the V scale, from V2-3 to V8-9. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July and August highs around 83°F with only three or four wet days a month, while winter highs sit in the low 30s. The Spokane River, about 2.5 miles away, offers paddling, and the Knothead Trail is roughly 9.8 miles off.
Routes (16)
Diamond Boulder/Best Crack Cave(2)
Glen, The(2)
Grace's Buttress(1)
Penny Drop(1)
Skinny Wall(2)
Toadstool Wall(2)
What Wall(2)
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